Lady Gaga's Dad Shuts Down GoFundMe for Restaurant Staff After Harsh Criticism

Jan 28, 2018; New York, NY, USA; Lady Gaga arrives at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards at Madison Square Garden.
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Lady Gaga's Dad Shuts Down GoFundMe For Restaurant Staff After Harsh Criticism

Lady Gaga’s dad, Joe Germanotta, is under fire for asking people to donate to a GoFundMe page that he made for employees of Joanne Trattoria, the restaurant he owns on News York City’s Upper West Side. The restaurant is currently closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.The page, which has now been deactivated, had a $50,000 fundraising goal, which was intended to cover his staff’s wages for two weeks. Joe had to fire almost 30 employees due to the crisis. The campaign raised $541 before it was shut down. The GoFundMe campaign was almost immediately met with criticism because his daughter is Lady Gaga, who clearly has a lot of money. So when you have a daughter who is worth an estimated $275 million and is part owner in her family's restaurant, people can't understand why you would get on social media and ask the public to help you financially,

Rihanna Wants To Have 3-4 Kids In The Next 10 Years

Rihanna opened up about her 10-year-plan in a new interview. It turns out that she wants multiple children whether she has a partner or not. She said, "I know I will want to live differently... I’ll have kids — three or four of ’em." She also shared that she would still have kids even if she hasn't found the right person, explaining, "I feel like society makes me want to feel like, 'Oh, you got it wrong…' They diminish you as a mother if there’s not a dad in your kids’ lives... But the only thing that matters is happiness, that’s the only healthy relationship between a parent and a child. That’s the only thing that can raise a child truly, is love." So true!

Disney CEO Gives Up $47 Million Salary Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

Disney has joined the list of companies that has implemented sizable pay cuts for senior executives during the coronavirus crisis. Bob Iger, who shifted from chairman-CEO to executive chairman of Disney last month, has decided to not be paid his $47.5 million salary for the year. Bob Chapek, who succeeded Bob Iger as CEO, has taken a 50% pay cut. The cuts at Disney also call for a 20%-30% reduction in salary for all VP level executives starting on April 5th. The move comes as Disney was forced to shut down their theme parks and resort operations due to COVID-19. Disney has committed to continuing paying its hourly parks employees through at least April 18th.